ESPN's preseason Football Power Index has FSU in Top 25

ESPN released its preseason Football Power Index rankings Sunday, and Florida State came in just inside the Top 25.

The Seminoles are projected as the No. 21 team in the FPI. They finished 67th in 2018.

Here is how the FPI works:

"The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule."

The FPI has FSU with a projected win total of 8.1-3.9 during the regular season. It gives the Seminoles 0.1% chance of going undefeated during the regular season and a 2.4% chance of FSU winning the ACC.

ACC rival Clemson is No. 1 and has an 88% chance to win the conference, according to the FPI. The Tigers are the only other ACC team besides FSU to be ranked in the Top-25.

In-state rival Florida is ranked No. 8, but it's projected win total (8.2-4) is only slightly higher than FSU's. Miami is ranked No. 27 with a projected win total higher than both FSU and Miami (8.3-4.1).